Dragons name 25-man squad for Connacht tie

Newport Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner has included Wales U20 number eight Toby Faletau in a 25-man squad for the region's Magners League clash with Connacht at the Sportsground on Wednesday (6:30pm).

Turner has been hit with a number of injuries and the Welsh squad unavailability of forwards Luke Charteris and Dan Lydiate.

"As we have seen already this season in players such as Tom Riley and Will Harries, all of our squad members are ready to make the most of the opportunities they are given and I have no doubt that Andrew Coombs and Toby Faletau in particular will seize this chance with both hands."

DRAGONS SQUAD (v Connacht):

Forwards: Ben Castle, Hugh Gustafson, Pat Palmer, Aaron Coundley, Tom Willis (capt.), Steve Jones, Adam Brown , Rob Sidoli, Hoani Macdonald, Andrew Coombs, Grant Webb, Toby Faletau, Gavin Thomas;

Backs: Martyn Thomas, Richard Fussell, Will Harries, Aled Brew, Tom Riley, Mathew Watkins, Ashley Smith, Jason Tovey, James Arlidge, James Leadbeater, Wayne Evans.